BPSI’s Adult Psychoanalysis program provides Candidates with a multi-faceted exploration of the theories and principles of psychoanalytic thought. Observations regarding unconscious mental functioning, symbolic representations in thought and action, the analytic relationship, and the role of the past in the present, provide a foundation for the consideration of more than a century of developments in psychoanalytic theory and technique. Through a combination of personal analysis, close supervision, and a broad exposure to the history of psychoanalytic ideas, observations, and theories, our extensive clinical training fully prepares Candidates for the closeclinical interactions inherent in psychoanalysis. BPSI is dedicated to ultimately guiding Candidates toward becoming accomplished, compassionate, broadly trained psychoanalysts.

Our training program consists of three major parts, which take place concurrently:

A five-year curriculum of theoretical and clinical seminars

Three or more supervised psychoanalyses conducted by the Candidate to enhance the understanding of others and provide intensive clinical experience

A Candidate’s personal analysis to enhance self-understanding and gain a deep appreciation of the dynamic interaction between analyst and patient

Psychoanalytic Candidates draw from their full capacity of learning, creativity, caring, and compassion. By interweaving scholarly training, relevance through “practical” experience, with intensive one-on-one supervision, BPSI fully prepares graduates for the clinical practice of psychoanalysis and the application of psychoanalytic concepts to many areas of clinical, scholarly, and other professional work.

Classes are held Thursday evenings at BPSI from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, with an hour free for dinner.

Upcoming Events

On Mon, Jan 22, 2018, Nathan Kravis will visit BPSI to talk about his new book On the Couch: A Repressed History of the Analytic Couch from Plato to Freud (MIT Press, 2017). About the Author: Nathan Kravis is[...]